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Navigating your optometry career can sometimes feel impossible. We gathered some of the biggest names in the eyecare industry to discuss their career journeys and how they reached their positions of leadership in corporate optometry. Erinn Morgan, Editor-in-Chief of Eyecare Business and Corporate Optometry Today, moderates a panel including: Dr. …

Being an advocate for your own scope of practice and for the industry at large is more important than many ODs realize. Optometrists have long fought for their seat at the medical professional table and to solidify how they are able to treat patient; the only way to ensure the …

Pick a disease, any disease. If you told a patient that a healthy diet and regular exercise habits diminished their risk of acquiring that disease (or decreased the likelihood of that disease worsening if you already had it) they would likely believe it. Being “healthy” always sounds like a good …

“What can I do to help?” This is a common question that many practitioners have when it comes to mental health. Many of us want to help but are unsure of where to start or what to say. Unfortunately, there is no single right answer or “proper treatment plan” for …

Another online contact lens company? There is no doubt that daily contact lenses are the lens modality of choice for eyecare providers given their increased water content and the decreased rate of complication compared to other modalities. However, contact lens wearers are not always easily convinced by those statistics alone. …

“Consistently, every single recent class has been 50% (or more) women.” The eyecare industry has been shifting constantly in this direction, but there is plenty of room for it to grow even further. Join Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO, Selina McGee OD, FAAO, DIPL ABO, and Jennifer Lyerly, OD as they …

Dr. Melissa Barnett discusses how to become a contact lens specialist or identify opportunities for specialization by leveraging your passions. There are many specialties in optometry – from vision therapy, to dry eye, specialty contact lenses, pediatrics, and countless other areas you can focus on or build a practice around. …

As a new grad, the large weight of student loan debt can be daunting. You’ve started your career, you have to pay off your loans, but you’ve also been told that you have to save money effectively. We sat down with Dr. Matt Geller, OD, Adam Cmejla, CFP, and Gary …

Patricia Fulmer, OD, FAAO spoke with Bob Steinmetz, OD and Eric Baas, OD of iCare Advisors at Vision Expo West 2018 to discuss the lasting strength of private practice optometry and how it will continue to grow. Dr. Steinmetz believes that the industry is built on the back of private …

There’s no doubt that during our four years in optometry school we certainly learned our fair share of clinical skills, techniques, and procedures. It is important to remember the indications and techniques when implementing these skills and caring for our patients. Depending on our practice modality, state’s scope of practice, …